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[CBQ] Re: Question on track realignment

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Subject: [CBQ] Re: Question on track realignment
From: "zephyr98072" <glenehaug@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 20:23:22 -0000
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The line change at McPherson appears to be part of a large line 
change from Villisca to Emerson, IA., including realignments through 
Stanton and Red Oak.  The old CB&Q R/W maps show a new alignment from 
these two points that criss-crosses the original line several times.  
It is possible that the line change was done in stages, but the angle 
of intersection between the old and new lines where they cross 
indicates to me that the line change was planned as one large project.

The reason for the line change would have been to reduce curves and 
grade.  The date of the line change was probably 1902 or 1903.  An 
article on the Red Oak depot places the date of the line change as 
1902.  Several concrete trestle bridges on the line change have dates 
of 1903.  And there is a reference on one map at Stanton that the 
original line was taken up through town in 1903.

While the relocated line goes through McPherson, the original line 
was located slightly to the south, going through Hawthorn.  From 
looking at the maps, it would be very interesting to try and trace 
this line change on the ground today.

Glen Haug

,--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Morgan-Fine,Richard" <Richard@m...> 
wrote:
> I was look at Terrasever images and Topographic maps to day of 
track around
> McPherson Iowa (about 5 miles west of Red Oak). 
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> Can any one tell me what year the track was realigned? 
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> And for what reasons. 
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> Richard E. Morgan-Fine
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> Richard@m...
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